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Full-service relocation · BernPrime Relocation is a family-owned relocation agency in Zug, founded in 2006, helping expats, families and HR teams with home search, permits, temporary housing, schools and settling in.
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Serviced apartments in Bern
expat-services.ch lists 6 hand-checked English-speaking serviced apartment providers in Bern, including Apartment House Bern, City Pop, GLANDON Apartments and Homenhancement.
Besides English, they also work in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Bern.
Serviced apartments in Bern
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Apartment House Bern
Serviced apartments · BernTwo serviced-apartment houses in Bern with small furnished units for short and long stays (min 7 nights), weekly cleaning, Wi-Fi and full kitchens.
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City Pop
Serviced apartments · BernFully furnished studios (Pops) booked by app or website for 4 to 52 weeks in Oerlikon, Altstetten and the city. Utilities, Wi-Fi and TV included; cleaning on demand; stay confirmation provided.
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GLANDON Apartments
Serviced apartments · BernFurnished business apartments in multiple Swiss cities with utilities and Wi-Fi included and fortnightly cleaning; standard minimum stay one month, plus short-stay rooms.
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Homenhancement
Serviced apartments · BernGeneva-based provider of designed serviced apartments across several Swiss cities for business, family and long stays, plus relocation-oriented rental support.
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UMS Temporary Housing
Serviced apartments · BernLong-running Swiss portal and service for furnished temporary apartments and sublets (1+ months), with contract tools, security package and support for expats and relocation clients.
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Local facts
Serviced apartments: what's particular to Bern
A tourist stay without a permit can last up to three months, while longer stays need a permit or a report to the authorities (City of Bern, checked ). EU/EFTA citizens who work in Switzerland for fewer than 90 days a calendar year use the notification procedure; those staying longer file the arrival form before starting work (City of Bern, checked ).
Weekly residents, who keep their main home elsewhere, register at the EMF within 14 days, and the fee is billed electronically (bern.ch, checked ). Guests registered as weekly or short-stay residents are exempt from the cantonal accommodation levy, which otherwise applies to paid stays of up to three months, holiday flats and private rooms included, at CHF 0.50 to 1.50 a night owed by the host (Canton of Bern, checked ).
In Bern the levy is collected by Destination Bern, and Airbnb collects it for its own listings (Canton of Bern, checked ). As a reference point for furnished rents, an average 3-room flat in an existing tenancy cost CHF 1,338 a month (Nov 2025) (Statistik Stadt Bern, checked ).
Registering in Bern
Foreign nationals register at the Einwohnerdienste, Migration und Fremdenpolizei (EMF) at Predigergasse 5, whose counter is open Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 16.00 and until 18.00 on Thursdays (City of Bern, checked ). Registration is due within 14 days of arrival, by web form for EU/EFTA citizens and by posted paper form for other nationals (bern.ch, checked ). The cantonal tariff lists CHF 25 for entering the registration (Canton of Bern, checked ). See registering at your commune.
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